OSHA Inspection: AES CLEAN TECHNOLOGY, INC.

Issued

Oct 27, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $5,400 · Current $2,700 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(d)(3)(ii): Storage cabinet(s) for flammable liquids were not designed or constructed to meet minimal fire resistance as required:  On or about October 8, 2015, employees were exposed to fire hazards when the 55 gallon drums of MEK, N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidinone, and alcohol were not stored in fire resistant cabinets.  The drums were stored in plastic ENPAC brand roll-top drum storage cabinets.  MEK and alcohol are category 2 flammables.  N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidinone is a category 4 flammable.  In addition to the three drums of flammables, there is a drum used to collect waste alcohol and a drum used to collect waste N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidinone that were stored on pallets.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Oct 27, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.106(e)(2)(ii)(b)(2): More than 120 gallons of Category 2, 3, or 4 flammable or combustible liquids in containers were located outside of inside storage room(s) or storage cabinet(s):  On or about October 8, 2015, employees were exposed to fire hazards when the 55 gallon drums of MEK, N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidinone, and alcohol were not stored in fire resistant cabinets.  The potential maximum number of gallons of flammable liquids was 55 gallons of MEK + 55 gallons of N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidinone + 55 gallons of alcohol = 165 gallons.  MEK and alcohol are category 2 flammables.  N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidinone is a category 4 flammable.  In addition to the three drums of flammables, there is a drum used to collect waste alcohol and a drum used to collect waste N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidinone.    In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Oct 27, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $1,350

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1): Employees were not provided effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment and whenever a new hazard that the employees had not been previously trained about was introduced into their work area:    On or about October 5, 2015, employees used materials such as, but not limited to, propane, MEK, N-Methyl-2-Pyrrolidinone, and alcohol.      a.  employees were not sure what an SDS/MSDS was.  They had been told during orientation but had not looked at them and just knew that the documents provided information about chemicals and knew that they were shipped with chemicals  b.  Employees using MEK did not know that it was hazardous and needed to be grounded and did not know to wash hands before eating or drinking.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

Oct 27, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(1): A Log of all recordable work-related injuries and illnesses (OSHA Form 300 or equivalent) was not completed in the detail as required by the regulation:  On or about October 8, 2015, the employer did not record temporary employee injuries on the OSHA 300 log for 2015:  a. 04/30/2015    On Time Staffing, LLC reported to OSHA that an employee received a recordable injury when he injured his wrist but there was no record of this injury on the employer's log.  According to OTS, the employee received prescription medication. b. 05/06/2015    On Time Staffing, LLC reported to OSHA that an employee received a recordable injury when he injured his finger but there was no record of this injury on the employer's log.  According to OTS, the employee received prescription medication, suture, and light duty.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Oct 27, 2015

Abate by

Nov 23, 2015

Penalty

Initial $900 · Current $450 Reduced

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1904.29(b)(2): The employer did not fill out or correctly fill out an OSHA Form 301 or equivalent for each recordable injury or illness.  On or about October 8, 2015, the employer did not complete an OSHA Form 301 for temporary employee injuries for 2015:  a. 04/30/2015    On Time Staffing, LLC reported to OSHA that an employee received a recordable injury when he injured his wrist but there was no OSHA form 301 for this injury.  According to OTS, the employee received prescription medication. b. 05/06/2015    On Time Staffing, LLC reported to OSHA that an employee received a recordable injury when he injured his finger but there was no OSHA form 301 for this injury.  According to OTS, the employee received prescription medication, suture, and light duty.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET), and in addition, documentation demonstrating that abatement is complete must be included with your certification.  This documentation may include, but is not limited to, evidence of the purchase or repair of the equipment, photographic or video evidence of abatement, or other written records.

Issued

Oct 27, 2015

Abate by

Dec 14, 2015

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i): The employer did not conduct a periodic inspection of the energy control procedure at least annually to ensure that the procedure and the requirement of this standard were being followed:  On or about October 8, 2015, employees were exposed to hazards when the machine specific procedures written in 2010 had not been inspected.     In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(c), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERTIFICATION OF CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).